PPCTechSoft Inc. - 32% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by PPCTechSoft Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.InstallBrain and APPL/InstallBrain.Gen. The detection rate for the PPCTechSoft Inc. files collected here is 32%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see PPCTechSoft Inc. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the PPCTechSoft Inc. certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the PPCTechSoft Inc. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by PPCTechSoft Inc.:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by PPCTechSoft Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, etc. You can also see the address for PPCTechSoft Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority has issued the PPCTechSoft Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
PPCTechSoft Inc. Files
These are the PPCTechSoft Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 7/45 | bundleSetup.exe |
| 8/48 | ibsvc.exe |
| 31/52 | ibsvc.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the PPCTechSoft Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Skodna.Generic.ALZ, Luhe.InstallBrain.A |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A |
| AntiVir | APPL/InstallBrain.Gen |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BrainInst.u |
| Avast | Win32:Installer-AG [PUP] |
| Avira | APPL/InstallBrain.Gen |
| BitDefender | Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A |
| CAT-QuickHeal | TrojanDownloader.Brantall.A5 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.InstallBrain.C |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.1295 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallBrain.AO |
| F-Prot | W32/A-86618429!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Application.Bundler.InstallBrain |
| Fortinet | Adware/InstallBrain.OP |
| GData | Win32.Application.InstallBrain.B, Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A |
| Ikarus | Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Brantall |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004a9cb41 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004a9cb41 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrainInst.u |
| Kingsoft | Win32.HeurC.KVM099.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.InstallBrain |
| McAfee | Artemis!A52C20B930C6 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.hc |
| Microsoft | TrojanDownloader:Win32/Brantall.A |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.InstallBrain.cqzhsh |
| Qihoo-360 | Trojan.Generic |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.InstallBrain/Variant |
| Sophos | InstallBrain |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1 |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Bp-generic.Bskd |
| Zillya | Adware.BrainInst.Win32.106 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 145 scan reports for the PPCTechSoft Inc. files. 46 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0782d382c7277d